A26965:261
The nonconformists plea for peace, or, An account of their judgment in certain things…
The nonconformists plea for peace, or, An account of their judgment in certain things in which they are misunderstood written to reconcile and pacify such as by mistaking them hinder love and concord / by Richard Baxter.The nonconformists plea for peace, or, An account of their judgment in certain things in which they are misunderstood written to reconcile and pacifie such as by mistaking them hinder love and concord / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for Benj. Alsop, 1679
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
8. The most of Protestants at this day hold, that it is no Schism to keep up Churches of their several Parties, against their Princes will and prohibition. Those called Arminians in Belgia so think. Episcopius writeth at large, that if Ministers be forbid to Preach, and People to Assemble (in their case) they must go on, though they suffer death for it (saving that prudence may direct them sometime to avoid a present storm.) The Churches under the Duke of Brandenburg are generally contrary to his judgment in Religion: And should the Princes of Saxony, Brunswick, Hassia, &c. or the Kings of Sweden, or Denmark turn Calvinists, their Clergy would be far from thinking it their duty to cease their Assemblies of the Lutheran Profession and Worship.
8. The most of Protestants at this day hold, that it is no Schism to keep up Churches of their several Parties, against their Princes will and prohibition. Those called Arminians in Belgia so think. Episcopius writeth at large, that if Ministers be forbid to Preach, and People to Assemble (in their case) they must go on, though they suffer death for it (saving that prudence may direct them sometime to avoid a present storm.) The Churches under the Duke of Brandenburgh are generally contrary to his judgment in Religion: And should the Princes of Saxony, Brunswick, Hassia, &c. or the Kings of Sweden, or Denmark turn Calvinists, their Clergy would be far from thinking it their duty to cease their Assemblies of the Lutheran Profession and Worship.
Bishop Andrews is so far from tying all Ministers to the Kings will, that he saith [cohibeat Regem Diaconus, si cum indignus sit idque palam constet, accedat tamen ad Sacramentum.] ⟨p. 79⟩i. e. Let (even) a Deacon restrain the King, if he come to the Sacrament being unworthy, and that be openly manifest.]